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Dale "Bub" James Wolford | Obituary

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Dale “Bub” James Wolford | Obituary

Dale “Bub” James Wolford, age 62, passed away on June 27, 2021.

In a Twitter post by WSDOT about 10:30 a.m. Wed., July 7: A vehicle is seen on the shoulder after previously blocking the right lane on northbound SR 167 at South 277th St.

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Traffic conditions for King County

Here is the latest traffic news for King County as of Wednesday, July 7, according to the Washington…

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Expect temps to reach the mid-80s this week | Weather report July 6-10

Today (July 6): Sunny with a high of 83 °F and a low of 59 °F tonight.

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Opinion

Editorial: Lifting restrictions doen’t mean pandemic is over

We have work to do to increase the number of vaccinations.

A busy commute on Interstate 5 near Seattle on July 1, 2021. Photo courtesy of WSDOT

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Traffic for Thursday morning

8:17 a.m.: On I-5 southbound just north of South Albro Place an earlier incident blocking the two right…

Interstate 90. Photo courtesy of Wikiwand.com.

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Police bust woman for chucking bottle off overpass onto I-90

Seattle Police arrested a 40-year-old homeless woman on a charge of reckless endangerment for allegedly dropping a bottle…

An estuary of Puget Sound. Photo courtesy Washington Department of Ecology.

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DOE awarding $312 million to communities for clean water projects

DOE awarding $312 million to communities for clean water projects

Auburn Police are looking for these suspects for a robbery that devolved into a shooting on Sunday, June 20. Photo courtesy Auburn Police Department.

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Auburn Police seek robbery and shooting suspects

The Auburn Police Department is looking for these two suspects, who are wanted for a robbery that turned…

Take care for road workers this busy Independence Day weekend. Courtesy photo, WSDOT

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WSDOT urges drivers to watch for work zones this holiday weekend

Staff reports:

This photo from WSDOT’s Twitter feed on June 30 shows a new attenuator and an attenuator that was damaged in a recent work zone crash.

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King County traffic report | June 30

Wednesday morning, June 30

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Transit returning to full capacity

Riders soon will have more public transportation options as buses, trains and ferries in the Puget Sound region…

Shortly after tow truck technician, David Rios, lost his leg in a collision, his employer — Chappelle’s Towing, LLC. — and Clark County Fire District 6 joined AAA Washington to create a PSA with the support of and participation from WSDOT highway crew, WSP troopers and operators from Speed’s Towing, TLC Towing & Recovery, and Triple J Towing. Photo courtesy of AAA.

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In new PSA, emergency responders urge drivers to protect them, follow this law

On the eve of what is predicted to be the busiest Independence Day Holiday ever for road trips,…

The future Overlake Village Station is at street level, adjacent to SR 520. Civil construction of the station will be complete this year. Courtesy photo, Sound Transit.

News

Sound Transit seeks public input on transit-oriented development at future Overlake Village Station in Redmond

Sound Transit wants to hear what the public thinks about the future development of about two acres of…

Olivia Sullivan/Sound Publishing

News

Cooler temperatures

The National Weather Service forecasts that the upper-level high pressure system responsible for the historic stretch of heat…

News

County Council identifies two finalists for law enforcement oversight job

The King County Council has narrowed its search for a new director of the Office of Law Enforcement…

Dave and Buster's restaurant and entertainment venue looks to hire 130 people to staff its Bellevue venue, set to open in August. Photo courtesy Dave and Busters.

Business

Dave and Buster’s hiring 130 for August opening in Bellevue

Dave and Buster’s restaurant and entertainment venue opens in downtown Bellevue on Aug. 30 and is now looking…

Courtesy of WSDOT

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State seeks comment on toll rate increase options

Staff reports:

Courtesy photo

News

Man missing for eight days found alive and well near North Bend

On Monday morning, June 28, a trail runner found a man who’d been missing for eight days in…

Starting Monday, June 18 and running until Sept. 19, the Helen Smith Gallery at Green River College presents its latest virtual exhibit, Aunna Moriarty and Vian Nguyen's Growing Pains. Courtesy photo, Sarah Dillon Gilmartin.

News

GRC’s Helen Smith Gallery presents between June 28 and Sept. 19, 2021

Shifting between childhood and adulthood propels an uncovering of information and a new reality, as human beings become…

Courtesy of the National Weather Service

News

Washington broils under record-breaking heat; cooler temperatures forecast for Tuesday

Additional oppressive heat blistered the Pacific Northwest on Monday (June 28) before the core of the unprecedented heat…